ALVESTON INVESTMENTS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14632961 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£199.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £199,652
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,858 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£200k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £199.7k | £214.5k |
| Net assets | £199.7k | £214.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-27📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALVESTON INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2023-02-01➕SIMPSON, Alan Keith appointeddirector
- 2023-02-01➕SIMPSON, Marianna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-02-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Keith Simpson Individual · British · DOB 12/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/02/2023 |
Mrs Marianna Elizabeth Simpson Individual · British · DOB 11/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Suite 1b The Beehive Lions Drive
Shadsworth Business Park
Blackburn
BB1 2QS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SIMPSON, Alan Keith→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMPSON, Marianna Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-27